We here at the Massillon Review have been criticized.
Criticized that we only publish negative commentary about School Board President Marshall "It's all about the kids (at least the ones who play football)" Weinberg.
What of Marshall's many successes?
We disagree.
We have pointed out how Marshall has successfully run multiple superintendents out of town.
We have heartily commended Marshall on completing the DREAM project, and making the head football coach the athletic director, therefore making football the undisputed champion of the athletic department.
And when Marshall is right, Marshall is right.
Marshall knew.
Marshall knew just how to purge the scourge of drugs from our community.
"Recent issues including an assistant coach and booster club member growing and selling marijuana could have been avoided, Weinberg said, if the football coach could report directly to the superintendent" (Marshall Weinberg, The Independent, March 30, 2010).
Head Football Coach Jason Hall has been athletic director for three weeks now.
And not one assistant coach or booster club member has been caught growing and selling marijuana.
Marshall was right.
Thank Goodness the head football coach can report directly to the superintendent.
There was no football booster club agenda to consolidate athletic department control and resources in the hands of the football program.
This was merely a decision made out of strength.
To keep drugs away from our kids.
Kudos Marshall.
Keep up the good work.
